遍地风流

by Ah Cheng, 阿城

Written by acheng, it is a collection of his short stories, including 70 short stories by the author. More than ten of them are new additions to the previous version. A cheng writes a story, the character thing is very vivid. The curse of a village woman, the funeral of director guo of the material department, the hand-pulled face of iron good to show gratitude, the toilet of the old imperial school, etc., are all common things that happen in daily life. He was born with the good fortune to see great change through the eyes of The Times.

245 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1998

About the author

Ah Cheng, born in Beijing in 1949, is the pen name of Zhong Acheng (simplified Chinese: 钟阿城; traditional Chinese: 鍾阿城; pinyin: Zhōng Āchéng). An accomplished fiction writer, painter, and screenwriter (for internationally renowned Taiwanese director, Hou Xiaoxian), Ah Cheng spent the Cultural Revolution years in a small village in Inner Mongolia where he painted the sheep and grasslands, and on a State Farm bordering Yunnan province and Laos. During the 1980s he came to prominence as a member of the “primitive” or “seeking roots” literary movement. He has lived in several countries including the US, often not writing for long periods and working various jobs such as fixing bicycles and house painting. In 1992 he received the Italian Nonino International Prize for his literary achievements, which includes a travel journal, Venetian Diary. He lives in the outskirts of Beijing.

Reviews

[Haiying · Rating 2 out of 5]

近年少有，居然半途弃读。
当初只因为看到阿城的文字风评确实很好，想着不会错。也只有那个年代才能出一个阿城。物质匮乏，生活压抑，人自身的灵气、锐气、生命力、才气全都蹭蹭地往外喷，藏都藏不住。可是，还是我原来的观感，那个年代真的没有一、丁、点美感。贫瘠、盲目、闭塞、粗野，一切以生命最基本需求为目的。
我琢磨，就像莫言得诺贝尔，估摸着一个道理。连书名都有些一脉相承的感觉。你爱看不看，人家就是原生态，代表一个时代，一种文化，一个种族。丑不丑，那是读者的个人看法，不影响事物客观存在。把那个时代记录下来让后人仍如身临其境，就算不朽的文化贡献。
阿城对中国人性格把握确实到位。每篇短小精悍，没废话，对生活的原始也没有任何遮掩。读着这些上山下乡的故事，让我对大好河山生出一点畏来。改革开放，文明建设也不过短短些年。到底，多少野蛮还在血液里循环着呢？
风格嘛，其实也不是我那杯茶。我喜欢无声胜有声的段位。阿城太锋利，刀刀见血，血见多就厌了。正是太真实，太锐利，我在这本书里找不到出口。
放手就是成全，何必为难自己。读完半本，翻篇。bu

[Qiluoao · Rating 5 out of 5]

五体投地！

[Ivo Wong · Rating 4 out of 5]

文革群像

[Alex Xu · Rating 5 out of 5]

杂色里不少精品呀

[Hechen Bao · Rating 5 out of 5]

一个个精悍的作品，描绘了众生百态与蓬勃的生命力